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Justice., 1887-12-24
How He Convicted Hi,nself.

The biblical truth .sOut of thy own
! mouth shalt thou be condemned waa
strikingly verified in the case of con.
ductor on a prominent line running out
of st. Louis. He had been Systematically
oefrauding his company, and his peeula-
tions were discovered in rather peculiar
way. His train passed the division head
quarters at night. and as he stepped into
the train dispatcher's office to register his
train, he turned into the division superin-
tendent's room, and was seen to have a
memorandum book in his hand After
exchanging few words with the super
intendent on business matters he turned
and left the Office, but before doing SO In
advertently dropped his memorandum
and left without noticing his loss. Before
pulling out he discovered that his memo
randum book was missing, and he hur-
riedly entered the telegraph and superin-
tendent's office in search of the little
book, but without success, and was COM
PEELED to board his train and leave with
out it,
He had evinced so much anxiety in
searching for his book that after his de-
parture the superintendent made search
for it himself, and finally found it under
some papers on the floor. Upon opening
it, he found where this conductor had
been keeping ledger account with the
company, showing the amounts col
lected, the amounts turned in and the
amounts appropriated by himself, which
were much larger than the portion given
the company. This proved very interest
ing reading to the superintendent, who
promptly wired the conductor down the
line that he had found his book The
conductor never answered, and when the
time came for him to take out his train
again he did not appear, although no no
tice of discharge had been sent him.
Globe Democrat.
Justice., 1887-12-24
The Redwood of California.

Since mahogany and the more expensive
woods have grown scarce, the redwood
of California has been extensively used,
not only in building, but also in the man.
ufacture of furniture. 1t is destined to
take the place of walnut, cherry and
mahogany. on account of its great supply
and cheapness. When highly polished
it is just as handsome as any of the more
expensive woods. When rosewood went
out of use on account of the extinction of
the supply, house decorators for long
time were at n loss as to what they could
use for a substitute, and at last they have
discovered it in the California redwood.
1t is suited for any kind of decoration,
and there is an illimitable supply through
out the Golden State. where extensive
forests abound. The redwood trees grow
to an immense size, and the timber made
therefrom is very large. Demorest' s
MONTHLY.
Justice., 1887-12-24
A Rare Gold Coin.

Mr.. c.. Scheben, of Kansas City, is the
owner Of a rare gold coin Of great value.
1t is United States money of the fa"e
value of 81 and was manufact rred .ne
mint in San Francisco in 1879. only
seventeen were coined, and for some rea-
son the dies were destroyed. The front
side contains the head of the Goddess of
Liberty, the date 1879, and around the
rim there are thirteen stars with the fol
lowing figures and letters between them:
sc, G, 3, 8, Z, c, Z, G, R, A, NJ, S. y
On the reverse side is a five point star in
the center, underneath which is the word
Met In circle outside the stars are
the inscriptions: "E Pluribus Unum
and .'Deo Est Gloria" There is still
another circle outside this inscription
bearing the words United States OF
America. Four Dol. Chicago News.
Justice., 1887-12-24
The Canned Goods Trade.


"Over 1000, 100000 cans are used an
nually by the Gamers of this country, ~
said dealer in canned goods.
"a box of tin plates, which weighs
from 109 to 112 pounds, will make be-
tween seven and eight cases of cans. A
case contains dozen three pound cans,
the general size, or two dozen one pound
cans. Taking the average, a box of tin
will make about 100 cans. Thus, you
see, about 10, 900, 900 boxes of tin plates
are necessary every year to make the
cans to hold the goods packed in this
country. The weight of the metal alone
is something like 110,000,000 pounds,
and the cost about $45, 100000"
''Are all the canned goods brought to
New York?'
"New York city is the main source of
supply to the rest of the United States
for canned goods as well as for other
articles. 1t is also the principal port
from which canned goods are sent to
Europe, and there is large trade done
now in this class of business between the
United States and the Old World. The
process of canning has enabled so many
American products to be sent in good
order all over the world that canned
goods now form an important factor in
the export trade. The bulk Of the canned
goods. therefore, comes here, although
other large cities are often supplied direct
from the place of canning"
lis any of the tin produced here?'
"None that is used in canning. The
cost of home manufactured tin plates is
too great at present to come in competi-
ton with the imported metal. Besides,
that which is made here is not fitted fo1
cans in which to pack food products, -
New York Mail and Express.
Justice., 1887-12-24
Girls in the Open Air.

Man, like other animals, was made to
live the greater part of the time out of
doors. Out of door exercise is essential
to vigor of body, and vigor of body is es-
sen,ial to youthfulness of appearance. 1t
is the indoor confinement of women
the constant breathing of overheated and
vitiated air and the necessary neglect of
natural forms of exercise--that makes
their beauty fade prematurely. 1t is as
natural for girls to romp and play in the
open air as it is for colts to do so, and
the health and strength of the horse
would be vitally impaired by the hot
house bringing up which the girls have
to undergo before they attain to years of
maturity. Philadelphia Record.
Justice., 1887-12-24
The Iniquitous SiIo.

Lecturing at Brightingsea last week on
silos, Mr.. Bateman stated that he was op-
posed to Lord Tollemache's tap system of
draining silos, but that he had tried him
self and drained a certain amount Of
juice into sunk tank. Soon afterward
he found his laborers were extracting
this juice from the tank, fermenting it,
and making what they called silo wine,
on which they got most gloriously drunk.
London Truth.
Justice., 1887-12-24
Fresh Fish in Russia.

In the center of the dining room of the
Slevinsky Bazaar hotel of Moscow is a
large fountain filled with fish. from
which, when you order one, the waiter
catches it alive with a dip net before
your eyes.
Justice., 1887-12-24

Skating is of great antiquity. II is first
mentioned in work entitled the ''Edda, J"
written 500 years ago.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
ROYALTIES on Patents.

There are fortunes made every year
in royalties on patents, and | know of
no surer way of making money than to
invent popular or useful article. That
is one of the reasons, perhaps, for the
innumerable inventions. If novel
idea is patented it becomes known bv
those who seem to be watching the pa
tent office and an offer is at once made
for the purchrse of the right. 1t is not
the greatest or largest thing that is in
vented which brings in the most reve,
nue.. The most money seems to be in
small articles, and | know of such APP
parently insignificant things as books,
buttons and KEYS that are paving i'm
menSe royalties to the inventors. 1t
seems that the best inventions are
made by accident else by those who
have not given previous thought to the
idea in question, but were merely
plouSht W IL DN Solllc circumstance.
generally necessity, that arose. Study,
of course. causes the invention of in
tricate machines. and to a man of an
inventive turn of mind there are GER
tain ways to study objects with view
to discovering or inyenting better
way of accomplishing the same result.
There are some dangers to inventive
minds. as. for instance. the invention of
articles that fail to become popular
Again. Il person who has never known
that he possessed the inventive faculty
suddenly conceivcs an idea that is turn
ed into Il successful invention. lie
makes some money from it. hut he ma
turallv turns to the endeavor to make
other inventions. Perhaps he IS never
afterwards successful. and finds too late.
after wasted time. that his first inven-
ton was the result of an accident that
did not occur again.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
Mole
9lnts to Agritnlturlsts,
How and When to Run the Plow.


As the time and manner Of plowing
varies to meet the requirements of diff
ferent soils and localities, no definite
rules may be laid down by which to
govern the operation, but each piece
Of land must be considered by itself
and broken up at a season and i'll Il
style best suited to its own necessities.
There are, however. some general prin-
ciples underlv ing the whole matter
which will assist each farmer in de-
Gliding whether he shall practice fall
or spring plowing, and at what depth
to set the piow.
Light, sandy land, generally speak
ing, should be plowed in the spring
and experience has proven in most
cases, that land near the sea, which is
rarely covered with snow, produces
better when broken in the spring than
if this be done in the autumn. On the
other hand. heavy clay soil appears to
require the alternate freezings and
thawings of winter to pulverize it
Fields foul with weeds are greatly
benefited by fall plowing, which turns
under the noxious growths with the
stalks of the crop, before their seed
natures. and not only destroys them,
but forces them beneath the land. The
exposure of pestilent insects to the
weather is another argument in favor
of fall plowing.
The depth of the soil and the char
acter of the subsoil. must determine
the question of deep and shallow plow
ing; the subsoil, as Il rule, ought not
to be brought ont of its bed. except in
small quantities, to be exposed to the
atmosphere during the Winter and the
spring, or in summer fallow, nor ev-
en- then except when such fertilizers
are applied as are necessary to put it
at once into a productive condition.
The Indifferent soils of opposite char
acter, as stiff clay and sliding sand,
sometimes occupy the relation of sur
face and subsoil to each other. When
thoroughly incorporated and subject
ed to deep cultivation, these will pro-
duce soil of greatly increased value.
River soils, having good natural drain
age, take kindly to deep plowing, as
do the black, porous and fertile lime
stone soils. Land that is dry, with
but few inches of good soil. will not,
of course. produce as good crops by
deep, as by shallow plowing. Deep
plowing is i'll advised when basin is
formed below a certain line in which
water will settle and remain until it
can escape by evaporation. Such soils
require drainage, after which the plow
can be set deep.
TO sum up the whole subject brief
": thin soils with worthless subsoils
must be plowed until the farmer can
afford the expense of subsoiliug and
heavy manuring for number of years.
Deep clay loans and alluvial soils
bear deep plowing. Wet lands should
be drained previous to deep plowing.
The medium course j. e., plowing from
five to six inches deep, is exempt from
the injurious results of the two ex-
tremeS.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
Pointers for the Farm.

If hens lay soft shelled eggs give
them plenty of gravel and oyster shells
or crushed bone.
Leaves mixed with half their bulk
of fresh barnyard manure and turned
over few times previous to using, are
employed by some gardeners to furnish
a uniform heat in the hot bed.
Professor Henry urges farmers to
give more oats to young stock. colts as
well as calves. There is no food, SAYS
he, that so corrects acidity of the stom-
ach and keeps the whole system in or
der when fed in moderation. If you
have doubts about setting hens being
free from lice, dust them on the nest
with pyrethrum powder.
Remember that land plowed when
too wet becomes cloddy and trouble
some
Do moi fail to use disinfectants free
ly in cellars, especially where vegeta-
bles are stored. Copperas water is
good disenfectant. Flower of sulphur,
burned on shovel in a cellar, DESTROYS
fungus growth.
\ great drawback in poultry raising
is the crowding of fifty fowls into a
space suitable for half that number.
\ general practical rule in planting
garden seeds is that they should not
be covered more than four times their
diameter in depth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
Doetrp
Don't Pity Yourself.

Don't pity yourself it is petty anu small
Your griefS greater than Others have
borne;
Nor get into the habit Of thinking t,iat All
Are rontented and happy while you are forlo.n
Dent brood over Ills or insults ms friend
'Tis unworth the soul of Il woman or man
Grief has beer, onr companion, and will to the end
Let us bear Nhat We must. but enjoy what we
can:
Nor envy tie man that knows nothing OF care.
For god unrcined may be tarnished By dross
But look up There is beauty in patience and prayer
And J,lieye me. the gain will o'ercover the loss
Though beaten like silver, though tested like gold.
I,1ugh battered and shaken, let faith keep her
place:
For hy white heat and by friction AMI coid
Doe> the potter produce his most exquisite vase,
No honor All, well. what is honor my friend:
bring,
.rIs an honor to walk from beginning TO end
In the pathway marked out by our Master and
King
Who walked here before US in aud pain,
Was mighty, yet bowed to the needs of the
small;
Let us boldly press after. regardless Of pain
TO live only for self is no living a; all.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25

The following describes the charac-
teristic points of excellence in any
breed of hogs. Face short. fine and
well dished: wide between eyes: ear
fine and thin neck short and thick
jaw large: shoulders broad and deep;
back broad and strong; ribs we'll
arched. making the legs broad and
strong; hips good length ham thick,
full and deep; coat fine and soft: : legs
short. straight and strong.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25
ADVANCE STYLES IN
CENTS SPRING NECKWEAR.
IN CENTS SHIRTS

Weare running Gents Unlxundered Shirt
at 47c. This is full length, re-enforced 1000
linen bosom and cuff bands, felled seams and
felled bosom, patent stayed and gus ssetted. per-
feet fitting and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-03-25

LAUNDERED SHIRT AT 73c,
Which is the best Wamsutta Muslia. 220U
linen bosom and wristbands, gussetted am
stayed. hand worked button hole, re-enfnrr
ed, perfect fitting: sizes-134 to II, inclusive
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
THE SOCIAL LEAGUE.

Thd League was called TO order by
President Shove. The opening song,
Labor Free For AL was sung.
Lesson No. from the Socialist Cate
chism was read by Comrades Byron Millet
and Miss Collar.
Remarks on the lesson by Comrade
Haskell. The Machine industry and in
his usual clear and logical style showed
the detriment of machinery to the labor
ing classes under the competitive system
and the benefit to all under Socialist
system.
Next on the programme was a recitation
by I. G. Ashton.
A reading by Mrs. Collar, Innovation
by James G. Clark, was rendered in fine
style.
Next came Miss Tenant with a few
collections from the "Breadwinners'
Friend
Next came new and original song by
the Cheesewright brothers, THE Dude
Militiaman and Pinkerton Plug"
Comrade Shove closed the meeting with
few remarks on the work of the League
q year ago. s.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
The Hand-Bill Law.

The ordinance under which Johnny Len
non was arrested and taken to the Bastile
is not meant for anyone except the work
ingmen. This becomes more and more
apparent as time rolls on. A reporter of
the ENQUIRER was put upon the track of
thd city officials Immediately after the boy
Lennon was dragged to Jail, the object
being to see if the city government in
tends to enforce on all parties alike. The
result so far is to convince the reporter
that the city officers don't see any viola
tion of this ordinance except the violatOr
be workingman or some person en-
ployed by workingmen to distribute bills
for workingmen's meetings.
Persons have been seen to throw paper,
fruit cans, old paper boxes, cigar boxes,
and different kinds of rubbish into the
streets and cutters, with policeman so
near as to preclude his not seeing it. The
most casual observer will as he passes
along the streets see that the ordinance is
constantly violated. The waste paper,
gunny sacks, boxes, rubbish and filth
which is seen in the streets, alleys and
and cutters are silent but unimpeachable
witnesses to TO the fact
How it happens that the average police
man does not see any of these violations,
except when the workingmen are con-
cerned is mystery. All right-minded
people will. however. exonerate the police
man from intentional partiality, as all
know that he is the mere executor of an
Others will. He has his instructions, and
must obey or go. These lines are not in
tended for him; they are intended for the
mayor. All the workingmen ask is fair
play. ).
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
Wage Slavery.

| TOT tue fnQulTer.
Apologists for the present, conditions
deny that there is anything akin to slav-
cry evisting in this country of the Free
They accuse social reformers of extrava-
gancies of speech in referring to the
toi'Hrs' condition of wage-slavery, serf-
doln ETC., and claim that the expressions
are calculated to unduly arouse feeling
and animosity among the producing
classes.
Recent economic history has, how
ever, verified the assertions that wage
earners under the present industrial reg
ime can be nothing else but slaves, living
helpless and hopeless at the mercy of
their masters. They can gain only few
of the attributes of freedom by means of
n relentless industrial war. The slaves
must sustain constant organized fight
ing front in order to even persuade their
masters that it is more profitable to
grant them decent living than to
fight them. Still the partially decent liv-
ing of the best mechanics, or whatever
they have in lieu of it, is granted them
patronizingly by their employing masters
They have nothing by right.
The argument of Joseph Cook, the cul
tured apologist of capitalistic slavery, in
treating of wages urges that the workers
should be paid enough to allow them to
Hive in health and to rear healthy prog.
eny. He said this in sympathetic char
ity-giving way to the capitalists. He
urged that this was their moral duty as
sympathetic citizens and good Christians
not as matter of justice. He produced
statistics concerning the cost of feeding
slaves before the war, and urged that the
wage-workers be treated as we'll, stating
that the next generation of workers would
suffer if they did not.
This kind, Christian soul in his appeal
for the workers said in substance: "You
Christian capitalists must be kind and
pay your servants enough to keep them
in good physical vigor or your children
will have nothing but puny, sickly slaves
to serve them
Very kind, indeed, this is of the rever-
end gentleman. but what basis of argu-
ment! 1t takes for granted, as though
admitted beyond argument, that none
have any right to the good things of life
except the capitalistic lords of industry.
1t proceeds along the line of charity
that the kindness of the employers should
grant high wages. 1t ignores entirely the
fact that those who produce have any
right to the product of their labor. They
are only granted wages as a matter of
kindness or expediency. This is the
vital point in the present contest.
H. c. VRooMAN.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

experience We have been led to believe
that thorough investigation of the South
west strike po,ld also provs instructive to
the order at large, especially, as in our case,
attempt has been made to saddle ON local
leaders the blame for what is clearly tracea-
Die to gross Encouragement or deliberate
treachery on the part Of men rho assume the
position of dictatos at headquarters.
Instead of trying to rule the order. it is
time these officers tried to serve it.
Why is not some Of the energy exhib-
tied in fighting trades unions turned
toward fighting organized capital when it
blocks the legitimate progress of organ
lied labor as it did here?
Do members of labor organizations pay
dues to be expended in fighting one an
other, instead of in moving the columns
of labor forward against the combined op-
position of hostile capitalists; would not
the qualities of generalship be better ex-
hibited in winning victories over crafty
enemy, than in waging inside contests be-
tween warning factions!
The people want less personality, less
self-consciousness, less romance, and more
reality, less sickly sentiment and woman
ish affectation, and more judgment and
prompt executive ability at headquarters;
less dictation and more careful and ener-
getic execution of the will of the assem-
blies and the laws of the order.
Is this an erecutire board, created or
constructed by the assemblies to execute
the laws of the order and the will of the
members, or is it Venitian council of
ten, board of self constituted dictators
Does the position of the board in rela-
tion to the district and local assemblies
differ materially from that of the presi-
dent and his cabinet in their relations to
the congress and the states! Are they
not all executive officers, subject to the
will and criticism of their creators:
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
ANOTHER LIE NAILED!
This Is Only Little One But Perhaps II
II an Index OF the Man.

Mr.. Powderly while in Denver was in.
vited ty the Labor Party to visit them on
Thursday night and speak out plainly
mot vaguely upon the question of La
bor's independent political action. He
toldthe committee that he would be happy
to do so, that he had nothing to conceal
but that he had just received an impera-
tive telegram from the executive board
summoning him at once to Philadelphia y
The following telegram suppressed by
the Satanic Denver dailies out of friend
ship for the boodlers and Mr.. Powdely is
instructive:
PHrLADELptIA, May 49, General Master
Workman Powderly arrived suddenly in
the city yesterday, to the surprise even of
members of the general executive board,
who thought him out in Omaha. When
asked how he enjoyed his western trip Mr.
Powderly was so chary of his words and
shy of reporters that he declined to be in.
terviewed.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
THE LABOR PARTY.
An Earnest and Enthusiastic
Meeting Thursday Night
Large Attendance.
Preparations Being Made for General
Labor Celebration Of the
Fourth Of July.

Many ladies were present on Thursday
night and their eyes beamed with approval
and their dainty hands loudly applauded
the points made by the speakers.
The Committee on Organization report
ed that they had adopted plan Of organi-
zation, but did not give its details, tbeing
thought so good one as to be best pur-
sued quietly. The club approved.
As portion of the plan they suggested
a general Labor celebration of July 4, it
appearing that the American" aristocrats
were so much taken up with the "Qpeen's
Jubilee" that they had no time to touch
Independence Day. The Committee we're
given power to act.
The representative of the club in the
stockholders of the ENQUIRER reported
that the only effect of the So
called boycott" of Doodle against the
paper had been to have the Denver news
dealers double and treble their orders for
the paper. Cheers.
Henry Berlin of the Pueblo Club wrote
for 200 cards of membership. Applause.
Mr.. Haskell reported concerning the
Erie miners who were rendered aid and
sympathy
Mr.. Shove made an eloquent address on
the issues of the day and was loudly ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Croxton gave the concluding ad-
dress, one full of fire and enthusiasm.
The club adjourned for one week.